Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-02


nenEaens anhscrfnars.
TIE extensive oiremlaGian Il ahs Posx
LNFzE1zsEzczn beyond TIE limiss 81
Washinztoa TsrFilssy, thrsnghout ~
kss1sKn, mi4dls. ssal8aRn en4 sesEsrn
naaGea. % indfsM1ive Of q desire On TO-
paEt 81 CIR fsllos-eitizans a. fhsaa
Localities . o61ais infsrmalfou Fezsed
ina ear Tarriiosy. ~ eapahalitiss and
dssslepmeEt. and Of the manners and
euatoms Of ifa inhAhftanss a. vel
Wig nol q iis Iaws7 Ths general ides
e ozE disianf fellow Amskisan 10 tia
our Ierritosy n K3w and nsdeSeleped.
whlle tbe euseoms prevaiiin9 thersfn
are eFuds and unsaFtnEsd Il b b.
lleFsd has . peFaeAi - tha foilosina
lines viii esuvinea the reader that -
inhabiianfs u Washingtsn Tsrrifasy
aEs sell gov trned. and that The laws Of
Ne Territory are abEsas1 o. TIE march
/ Of oivilixatiaz.
Ths iaFsspFadsnsa ~ car Territory u
foundsd 10 The mAiE upon he oommon
law 81 En4iand. Be express prosision
81 tbs oode that eommsu i4R 10 tbs
Fuka u decision Ia al matters wherein
provision has not besn oihsEwise made
b. the Leefssatar4
The psaesiss IN sll Of t0e coarss Of
The Territory u tbat generally kn0vn -
he FeforDed pross6urs. and = mads
- b. he code Whfoh expressly abolishes
ali TIE varied and teohnioal fofna Of
acstem kmowu 10 the eomuoa iaw, aue
enaets thaf n piaes thereof tbare sAali
Be- bat one fo7m q action fer tbe attain
ment Of sivil Fsmedy, and that the par.
sinH 20 anah action shasl BE- the zeal par
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NnooTIknEx papa
By the provislons Of oar code the
neRoti1bIlity Of q pF0rnissoFy note u
governed b. she psoyisions Of the -iaw
msFohantS Felstins 70 inland bills Of
axahanRe. On all Bills Of exchanges and
naeoiiAbis pgomissoRy notes payable
within The Territory, Tires days OF
eFnos are allowed unless the contrary q
expressly provided IN she writing. No
person can be charged - On AeceptoF Of
q bill Of exphanas unless his aessptanoe
thereof be in writina. Suah al aeeep-
tanne. unless made Rpoa the original IN
Barumeni. ahali not bind the aeeevtoR
unIass advanosmeDt on the faith teereo
shall have basn mads by oos By whom
the aoespsanos haa been seen, bat an IN
oouditisnal promise 10 writing 70 aeceps
/ 10 an aoosptanos In favor Of one vac
upou tha faith thereof shall have r.
eeived the bsiI for value. A refusal By
| q dfaWee 10 wriha his 40 septanos Of the
bill on the face thereof. IL deemed Q re-
/ fusai 70 accept, and the bill may forth.
vita Be protested for -aeeeptance.
However, an action for damages will lie
upon q paFol promise 10 ecospt, In favoF
ef oae Who shall have drawn OF neRofi-
ated bill &C the faith Of aaoh promise.
The rate Of damages allowed upon uso-
test for non payment Of bills drawn IN
this Territory n 10 per esnt. Of the
amoant Of the bill, u payable without
tbe limits Of the Unised SsoeeG. OF par
cent. " dFawn payable without tha Ter
ritory and within the Unllsd States.
eooh damages are in lee Of the charges
Of protest. aad expenses incident
thereto.
Aay person bo.nd a. surety upon =
written eontfass nag, n the maturity
Of sAme. FeqnfFe ~ notsas IN writing
that the creditor forthwith institute
proosaalngs thereon. Tue failure OF
ths principal % te do, works the dis
charge Of the surety.
STATUTE or LIMITATIONS.
This statute, e. 9 statute Of repoas,
o. acts that certain aotiens must b
brOuQha within certain times after the
oause therefor arose. A fee OF tts pro-
visions are as follows. Actions % ~.
cover real estate must be brought within
tea years after cause therefor accrue;
actions npon foreign judgment u. o.,
i Of 3 sister State 81 Territory. aud
apon q written osatfaet. within six
years; actions upon . contrast mos 10
writing within three years. In an 90.
tion apon balance due upon mutual
i 0pao current acoouat the action shall
/ Be deemed % have accrued - the date Of
| the last isem thereof, bat lapse Of sime
between consecutive items greater than
one year destroys The current quality OF
sach an Aeoounb. The sla' asa doaa not
ran 10 favor Of q party dnFina the 40.
aence Of such party fram the Territory,
6hoald q eaueo Of aesian against Q p4f-
con accrue durisg bis absence from the
Territory, the statute does not begin "a
run until the retuFn Of such party. No
acknowledgment or promise 70 pay
avoids the statute Of limitations unless
auah achnowlrd9meut or promise b
made Ia writing By the party 70 b
ehaFRed thereby; bat z payment Of
principal or interest upon ~ exlaline
written oontRant fwheshef evidenced b
note, bill, h0nd, og other speciality
After maturity, Fevives the debt and thl
statute baeina 20 Fun only after She sat,
Of such payment. A right Of action be
tween non residents. watch IL barred b
she laws Of the place where she eaua'
therefor arcs. u barred IN this Terri
tory.
STATUTE on yRAUpa.
All deeds Of gin and all transfers o
ohattels made Ia trust for the uso OF %.
paFnon making she same are void
AGAINST exiaslnR or Subsequent credit
ora. Every nsFeemeat b it, terms 20
a. Be performed within one year. ever!
. aafsamnut 70 answsr for the debt o
another, and every promise made By ~
|. exeeatof % administrator 10 answer 4
damages oae OF hia swn estate. 10 vois
anlesa In writing signed By ths pefeol
, | % he charged thereby. No contract TO
.. the sale Of any goods for p lee Of -
, ar more Il valid onlesa In writing, sx
! cert where q delivery Of the goods OF
. part thereof Is bad. or unless a psrs o
. Ire purchase monsy thaii have oeel
n.id. and no hili 81 sale OF persona
nrooartV, unaeeompanied By .trAnsfe
az ross. asiou, "a valid against exisstn
. eeedltors or innoeens parehasefs. uniea
! snch ban % stle Il recorded within te
|. DAYS after saoh sale.
ArxTH1Anx Fn0cHEDrHas.
. Attaohmsnt--In aid 81 Al action con
!. menoed, and aoxiliaRy thereto, q
! plaintiff may have tha pfupeFty OF d
debtor attached - ses1Fsty fer ths 9aT
q msns % sash judgement - may Be re
, covered In ths action. whea certain -
: aona therefor exist. Tue necessary res
! ems may Be summed ~ - follows
: Non-Fosi9anca absence from the Terri
4 eoFV OF canosalmuat theresa 70 eseaE
: aervicp, dinposAi or thFsaae9ed aiapoz
: az proposty With fraudulent intent. =
msvai o. sArealsnsd removal Of prol
A eTty fssm tie Territory, o. fraad u q
J. oanaFaotian ef The deo1 In ease OF 81
4 sral attaohmeoss Of the same property
|. they rank In TIE order Of their date
q levy.
Arrses-Ia certain eivil actions, upo
:. | an eraur Of tha eourt.taa defendant ma
!, he arrested. Acsions agatnas Dos
e resident not arising cot Of eootFnea o
sions for iuiuFies 70 The pesson &c eAal
"A asaef. aeatona foF weonnsul ccnvefsta
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